Ryanair passengers receive message saying cancelled flight is back on two hours before departure time

Ryanair passengers were shocked to receive a message saying their cancelled flight was back on just two hours before it was due to depart.

Joanna Pearl told Which? Travel that she was struggling to apply for a refund after her flight to France was cancelled due to coronavirus, when she got a message from the airline saying it would now be flying as scheduled.

“I thought it must be a hoax,” she said.

Ms Pearl is now unclear about whether she’ll be entitled to a refund.

Other passengers have reportedly shared similar stories on social media after they too received messages saying their flights had been reinstated with only a few minutes’ notice to get to the airport.

“I understand that this situation is unprecedented globally and we all must forge together, but to leave people stranded abroad to fend for themselves I think is an appalling way for any company to act,” said Ann Beattie who is stuck in the Algarve in Portugal after Jet2 cancelled her flight home.